IB Physics SL D 3 3 Crossed Electric and Magnetic Fields Topic Practice

Question 1

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Two oppositely charged parallel plates are a distance 8.0 cm apart. The potential difference between the plates is 120 V . An alpha particle is placed on the positively charged plate and released from rest. Gravity is ignored.

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A magnetic field directed into the plane of the page is now established between the plates. An alpha particle enters the region between the plates with a horizontal speed of 5.0×105 m s15.0 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}. The particle is not deflected.

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Calculate the magnitude of the magnetic field.

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